Friday, March 7, 2014

Discuss the process of how a Bill becomes a law in Texas.

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The process of a bill becoming a law in Texas is
substantially similar to the process in Congress.  Bills must be introduced and are then
sent to committees to be considered.  The bills then return (if they make it that far)
to the floor to be debated and voted upon.  Bills must, of course, be passed by both
houses.  Because sessions are short, identical bills are often introduced simultaneously
in both houses.  If the bills that are eventually passed by the houses are not
identical, a conference committee made up of members of both houses must iron out
differences and create identical bills that must then be approved by each
house.


The governor must then sign the bill in order for it
to become law.  The governor may also veto the bill.  For appropriations bills only, the
government has the power of the line-item veto.  Vetoes may be overriden by a two-thirds
vote of each house.

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